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obamacare is a great example of this. with all that massive spending power obamacare came all the rules and regulations that are reducing freedom for businesses and individuals. you can take any of my of the programs farm subsidies are a good example. the farmers are happy to take the $20 billion a year they receive but there are rules attached to that. individual farmers take the money but the federal government tells them what to plan, how many acres they can plant and prescribes other rules for them to follow. with more federal spending comes less individual freedom. third, many individual spending programs distort the economy, federal housing subsidies helped to create the housing bubble which lead to the recent recession. programs pushes up unemployment. number four many programs are job giveaways, farm subsidies are a good example. frankly, we take $20 billion a year from hard-working taxpayers and give them to high-income farm businesses that is unjust and there are dozen of federal programs that fall into that sam
obamacare is a great example of this. with all that massive spending power obamacare came all the rules and regulations that are reducing freedom for businesses and individuals. you can take any of my of the programs farm subsidies are a good example. the farmers are happy to take the $20 billion a year they receive but there are rules attached to that. individual farmers take the money but the federal government tells them what to plan, how many acres they can plant and prescribes other rules...
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dictionary. -- regard so we can at least provide some additional terms for the beginning of the obamacare dictionary. donation -- that as a new term. another term, mandate, has spent translated to suggestion. we have a couple other terms in the law -- community rating. sounds exotic but it can be translated into the yahya pay more. partnership -- translated into the young pay more. partnership, translation, you take the blame. medicare savings, and very complicated. spanish term -- double counting. i look for other terms in the affordable care act. premium reductions -- the sky is the limit. these are some of the terms we could not on the translation not only in the affordable care act or spanish dictionary but not even in a plain english dictionary. market crisis, and nowhere to be found. another hard one, compulsory choice. another question is what are the chances of successful implementations? that translates as, when pigs fly. the, at a crucial moment and did the whole policy deciding how the implementation will occur -- we come at a crucial moment in the whole policy deciding how the
dictionary. -- regard so we can at least provide some additional terms for the beginning of the obamacare dictionary. donation -- that as a new term. another term, mandate, has spent translated to suggestion. we have a couple other terms in the law -- community rating. sounds exotic but it can be translated into the yahya pay more. partnership -- translated into the young pay more. partnership, translation, you take the blame. medicare savings, and very complicated. spanish term -- double...
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i don't want to hear about the talk about obamacare. i don't want to hear the talk about all they want is taxes. senator rubio, if he is committed to preventing the sequester which would be disasterous as he says he is i'm encouraged that he would encourage his colleagues to getting together and do something about it. because it is simply not fair, it is wrong and it was very discouraging to see how much posturing there was tonight. >> the most tweeted moment tonight was about middle class opportunity and minimum wage. that was at 9:52 p.m. eastern with 24,000 tweets per minute. let's hear what kim has to say. evan reflected on senator rubio's speech. what caught your ear tonight? caller: thank you so much for the service that you've been providing since 1979. what caught my ear was when president obama was speaking about protecting our rights at home, however, he failed to mention anything about the growing surveillance state under which we live. it is lucrative that they are turning out these surveillance, they are tapping our phones,
i don't want to hear about the talk about obamacare. i don't want to hear the talk about all they want is taxes. senator rubio, if he is committed to preventing the sequester which would be disasterous as he says he is i'm encouraged that he would encourage his colleagues to getting together and do something about it. because it is simply not fair, it is wrong and it was very discouraging to see how much posturing there was tonight. >> the most tweeted moment tonight was about middle...
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obamacare is not slowing the growth of health care costs. obamacare is driving up the costs. jeopardizing insurance coverage and placing exsive burdens on small business -- excessive burdens on small businesses, limiting their potential for growth. in 2010, president obama and the democrats assured us that their health care law would lower costs, it would cover millions of uninsured americans. well, if -- as dr. roe said, fast forward three years and we have seen nothing, nothing but broken promises and this enormous price tag. just last week the c.b.o., the congressional budget office, the score keeper, the unbiased score keeper that works for congress, reported that under obamacare, health care costs will increase and seven million americans will lose their coverage. these are the facts, despite any state of the union rhetoric. young americans will also be severely impacted with an exorbitant rise in health insurance premiums, due to a provision in obamacare. a lot of people are not aware of this, mr. speaker. this provision requires of insurance companies to reduce their r
obamacare is not slowing the growth of health care costs. obamacare is driving up the costs. jeopardizing insurance coverage and placing exsive burdens on small business -- excessive burdens on small businesses, limiting their potential for growth. in 2010, president obama and the democrats assured us that their health care law would lower costs, it would cover millions of uninsured americans. well, if -- as dr. roe said, fast forward three years and we have seen nothing, nothing but broken...
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obamacare unnecessarily raised the cost of our health care, even those with pre-existing conditions could get the coverage they need without a trillion dollar government program costing all of us more. and that's only the tip of the iceberg when we talk about health care reform. many families like mine are dealing with the challenges presented by aging and very sick parents. they rely on medicare for relief. in 1965, the federal government created medicare and modeled it after the standard blue cross/blue shield plan at the time. in the past 50 years, both health care and health insurance have changed dramatically. but the government and medicare have just not kept pace. medicaid isn't doing any better. under the medicaid system, the rules are set in washington, but much of the bills are being paid in our state capitals. collectively, states are spending more on medicaid than they do on k through 12 education. and states don't have the flexibility to innovate to lower costs and provide better care. as a result, in many cases, patients have been swallowed up by the system and become an aft
obamacare unnecessarily raised the cost of our health care, even those with pre-existing conditions could get the coverage they need without a trillion dollar government program costing all of us more. and that's only the tip of the iceberg when we talk about health care reform. many families like mine are dealing with the challenges presented by aging and very sick parents. they rely on medicare for relief. in 1965, the federal government created medicare and modeled it after the standard blue...
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in market a reform in the age of in market a reform in the age of obamacare or --
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that is why after weighing the pros and cons of the obamacare help exchange, i opted against arizona's participation. i also let arizona in joining a coalition of the state that sought to block the program in court. i have taken every opportunity to argue for health reform with less bureaucracy, more patient choice, and fewer costs. [applause]try as we might, the law was upheld by the united states supreme court. the president was reelected, and his party controls the united states senate. in short, the affordable care act is not going anywhere. at least not for the time being. [applause]by agreeing to expand our medicaid program just slightly, beyond what arizona voters have twice mandated, we will protect rural and safety net hospitals from being pushed to the brink. take advantage of a norma's economic benefits, inject $2 billion into our economy, save and create thousands of jobs, and provide healthcare to hundreds of of thousands of low income arizonans. [applause]saying no to this plan will not save these federal dollars from being spent, or direct them to deficit reduction. ariz
that is why after weighing the pros and cons of the obamacare help exchange, i opted against arizona's participation. i also let arizona in joining a coalition of the state that sought to block the program in court. i have taken every opportunity to argue for health reform with less bureaucracy, more patient choice, and fewer costs. [applause]try as we might, the law was upheld by the united states supreme court. the president was reelected, and his party controls the united states senate. in...
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guest: republicans have argued that obamacare will actually put a drag on obamacare by imposing new mandates on employers. the counter argument you hear from democrats is that providing a medical safety net for people that want to leave their current jobs and invest in an independent business and increase job growth. obviously, the law has not been implemented yet. we do not have much information about how it is going so far. to the proponents of the law, the argument is this -- you're in a job, you're not particularly happy, and you have an idea for a business, but you do not want to hop out and lose your health insurance, you do not believe you'll get without being connected to your employer. republican argument is, every time you hire somebody and you have different their health insurance, you'll be hesitant to hire. host: our next call comes from jim in chicago, illinois. caller: i have a question and comment. with the current job market -- it varies in the 7.8% rate -- people not about the long-term unemployment rate, which is a big issue. my question to both of you or are we going to d
guest: republicans have argued that obamacare will actually put a drag on obamacare by imposing new mandates on employers. the counter argument you hear from democrats is that providing a medical safety net for people that want to leave their current jobs and invest in an independent business and increase job growth. obviously, the law has not been implemented yet. we do not have much information about how it is going so far. to the proponents of the law, the argument is this -- you're in a...
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today's forum, market-based reform in the age of obamacare or state-based reform under obamacare, is it a choice? we have governor gary herbert to speak today on the experience of the state of utah. as some of you know, utah actually pioneered its own, whether you want to call it a health exchange or something else, we're doing different names for these things these days, even before the affordable care act was passed or being drafted in a pilot version. they've continued on with that, with some success, but there's been a bit of a back and forth between the state of utah and the department of health and human services and the obama administration as to what does or does not comply with the dictates of the affordable care act. that's not the only state in that quandary but utah a little far advanced having something actually on the ground and in the field. shortly governor herbert will be talking not only about the utah exchange but also places in the larger condition context of what should represent innovative and effective state-led health policy reform and he'll talk about utah's
today's forum, market-based reform in the age of obamacare or state-based reform under obamacare, is it a choice? we have governor gary herbert to speak today on the experience of the state of utah. as some of you know, utah actually pioneered its own, whether you want to call it a health exchange or something else, we're doing different names for these things these days, even before the affordable care act was passed or being drafted in a pilot version. they've continued on with that, with...
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as long as i am governor of south carolina i will not implement the public policy disaster that is obamacare medicaid expansion. instead we need to improve health care. and we will. we are taking a lead in payment reform. this year alone, over $40 million of payments are tied to performance. which means better outcomes for patients and south carolina tax payers. we are asking beneficiaries to become more engaged in their health. if a patient does not follow a dr.'s advice to stop smoking or does not take their medication, we end up spending more money than necessary. more importantly they will never get healthy. we have to improve patient engagement and stop rewarding bad behavior. we are working on hot spots of poor health. we have already reduced harmful early deliveries by half. we are one of the first states to no longer pay for this poor practice. we are investing in rural health because if you have medicaid -- this is true for reasons that go far we know that the rural hospital faces challenges that larger hospitals do not. for the first time ever south carolina will treat them that wa
as long as i am governor of south carolina i will not implement the public policy disaster that is obamacare medicaid expansion. instead we need to improve health care. and we will. we are taking a lead in payment reform. this year alone, over $40 million of payments are tied to performance. which means better outcomes for patients and south carolina tax payers. we are asking beneficiaries to become more engaged in their health. if a patient does not follow a dr.'s advice to stop smoking or...
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don't like the affordable care act, but the decision to expand medicaid isn't as basic as saying, "no obamacare, no expansion." i plan to gather all of the information possible to understand the impact on our budget, the impact on community hospitals, the impact on health care in tennessee, and the impact on our citizens. this decision is too important not to do that. [applause] as we talk about health care costs, we also have to talk about the health of our citizens. this year tennessee ranked 39th in overall health compared to 41st in 2011, and we rank 35th in obesity, which is also an improvement, but not good enough. when we talk about medicaid costs consuming so much of our budget, improving the health of our citizens isn't only about their welfare but it's also about dollars and cents. we are in the process of working with local communities and business leaders to figure out how we can better partner to encourage healthy lifestyles across the state. we are also supporting a partnership project between the university of tennessee's health science center in memphis and st. jude hospital to
don't like the affordable care act, but the decision to expand medicaid isn't as basic as saying, "no obamacare, no expansion." i plan to gather all of the information possible to understand the impact on our budget, the impact on community hospitals, the impact on health care in tennessee, and the impact on our citizens. this decision is too important not to do that. [applause] as we talk about health care costs, we also have to talk about the health of our citizens. this year...
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the obamacare will finally put a stop to these abuses. with better plans with real benefit costs, more than meager plans, marketed by the industry to young people, the stability and affordability will win out in the long run. there are no more games. instead of avoiding risk, the industry will have to manage it. obamacare will financially help the large majority of healthy young consumers. in fact, 90% of the currently uninsured adults under 30 will be eligible for subsidized coverage. additionally, increased transparency and competition will force rates to drop further. along with a growing pool of young participants who are cheaper to cover. we did all this in my home state of washington. years ago. i know it can be done. for the first time average americans not insured through a job will get health insurance without having insurance that won't drop you when you are sick. insurance that won't discriminate against women. insurance that won't waste your money on excessive marketing, and will actually cover needed care. these are the cruci
the obamacare will finally put a stop to these abuses. with better plans with real benefit costs, more than meager plans, marketed by the industry to young people, the stability and affordability will win out in the long run. there are no more games. instead of avoiding risk, the industry will have to manage it. obamacare will financially help the large majority of healthy young consumers. in fact, 90% of the currently uninsured adults under 30 will be eligible for subsidized coverage....
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. >> it is still obamacare, because the exchanges were created by -- >> they are there. i would much rather have people in an area that moves toward the marketplace. here is the interesting add-on to that. there are 82,000 people who are not currently covered who are living in poverty today that i do cover. who were camped off by my art assessor -- predecessor. i have made medicaid program -- the system covers what it is supposed to. people living in poverty. every single person in my state will be covered under medicaid. those living above poverty will be put on a path for market exchanges to move themselves. why that is unique, i did this with food stamps and unemployment compensation, i firmly believe we need to move from a dependency and lifetime government dependence to independence. true independence, if you will. i think that is better off for people long-term. >> your neighbor across the lake, governor snyder in michigan, recently put in place a law, a right to work bill. landmark news in the state. your state, home of a long progressive tradition -- [indiscernib
. >> it is still obamacare, because the exchanges were created by -- >> they are there. i would much rather have people in an area that moves toward the marketplace. here is the interesting add-on to that. there are 82,000 people who are not currently covered who are living in poverty today that i do cover. who were camped off by my art assessor -- predecessor. i have made medicaid program -- the system covers what it is supposed to. people living in poverty. every single person in...
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make no mistake about it, this is not just about repealing obamacare and repealing much of what i did. this is about repealing much of the 20th century. somebody asked me, why are you doing this? i am too old to relitigate the things i thought had been settled in the 1960's and 1970's. [applause] i want us to worry about the 21st century and how to make the most of it. i believe that we are in an interesting and delicate paradoxical position. if we are clear about where we are and what we have to do. there was a brief period at the end of the cold war where the united states was the only military, economic, and political superpower. i did my best to prepare us for an era in which we would still be the leading country in the world, but which others would enjoy on president and prosperity and once that happened, whether we really only military superpower was a question of how they decided to spend their money. and whether we were a political superpower was a question of how they decided to spend their diplomacy. we're going to live in a more competitive world. one of the challenges all
make no mistake about it, this is not just about repealing obamacare and repealing much of what i did. this is about repealing much of the 20th century. somebody asked me, why are you doing this? i am too old to relitigate the things i thought had been settled in the 1960's and 1970's. [applause] i want us to worry about the 21st century and how to make the most of it. i believe that we are in an interesting and delicate paradoxical position. if we are clear about where we are and what we have...
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his biggest achievement was obamacare. he needs a second term to institutionalize that, make it almost a birthright. if he had one term, obamacare one of been overturned or driven out of office. you can see how long portman that eight years to be able to change the bureaucracy and brand your policies in a real way. also the supreme court justices. barack obama had two supreme court justices. he will pick up one and maybe two in his second term. there's a power to second term that is not fair if you lose. -- is not there if you lose. you go down into the dustbin of history and your rehabilitation is much harder. we are recognizing how astutely bush dealt with the breakup of the soviet union and the berlin wall coming down, the liberation of kuwait. host: go through the history of presidents as the american people agree to give a present a second term. go through the history for us. gues --st: frank and roosevelt franklin roosevelt -- rose a feeling we needed to limit president's ts to two terms. fdr casts such a large shado
his biggest achievement was obamacare. he needs a second term to institutionalize that, make it almost a birthright. if he had one term, obamacare one of been overturned or driven out of office. you can see how long portman that eight years to be able to change the bureaucracy and brand your policies in a real way. also the supreme court justices. barack obama had two supreme court justices. he will pick up one and maybe two in his second term. there's a power to second term that is not fair if...
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for example, obamacare was supposed to help middle class americans afford health insurance. but now, some people are losing the health insurance they were happy with. and because obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these businesses aren't hiring. not only that; they're being forced to lay people off and switch from full-time employees to part-time workers. now does this mean there's no role for government? of course not. it plays a crucial part in keeping us safe, enforcing rules, and providing some security against the risks of modern life. but government's role is wisely limited by the constitution. and it can't play its essential role when it ignores those limits. there are valid reasons to be concerned about the president's plan to grow our government. but any time anyone opposes the president's agenda, he and his allies usually respond by falsely attacking their motives. when we point out that no matter how many job-killing laws we pass, our government can't control the weather - he accuses us of wanting dirty
for example, obamacare was supposed to help middle class americans afford health insurance. but now, some people are losing the health insurance they were happy with. and because obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these businesses aren't hiring. not only that; they're being forced to lay people off and switch from full-time employees to part-time workers. now does this mean there's no role for government? of course not. it plays a...
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obamacare now that it's constitutional. a new venue, it's al equally precarious per -- an equally precarious perch you put us on on this stage with these rickety stools. i thought the obama carry decision was really interesting and with dan's permission and walter's permission i wrote down a few notes about some. ironies of the decision that i thought i would share with you. it was a 187-page decision. and i found several ironies in the decision. legal and political. ironies in the decision. we'll see if walter agrees. >> i don't. but go ahead. [laughter] >> i took these from what you said last year. but you've changed your mind. but foremost among the ironies is the majority's conclusion that the individual mandate to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty is a legitimate exercise of congress' power to tax. during the legislative debate, i think we all remember this, the president and his allies were adamant that the mandate was anything but absolutely not a tax. had they marketed this provision as a tax, the bill woul
obamacare now that it's constitutional. a new venue, it's al equally precarious per -- an equally precarious perch you put us on on this stage with these rickety stools. i thought the obama carry decision was really interesting and with dan's permission and walter's permission i wrote down a few notes about some. ironies of the decision that i thought i would share with you. it was a 187-page decision. and i found several ironies in the decision. legal and political. ironies in the decision....
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make no mistake about it, this is not just about repealing obamacare and repealing much of what i did. this is about repealing much of the 20th century. somebody asked me, why are you doing this? i am too old to relitigate the things i thought had been settled in the 1960's and 1970's. [applause] i want us to worry about the 21st century and how to make the most of it. i believe that we are in an interesting and delicate paradoxical position. if we are clear about where we are and what we have to do. there was a brief period at the end of the cold war where the united states was the only military, economic, and political superpower. i did my best to prepare us for an era in which we would still be the leading country in the world, but which others would enjoy on president and prosperity and once that happened, whether we really only military superpower was a question of how they decided to spend their money. and whether we were a political superpower was a question of how they decided to spend their diplomacy. we're going to live in a more competitive world. one of the challenges all
make no mistake about it, this is not just about repealing obamacare and repealing much of what i did. this is about repealing much of the 20th century. somebody asked me, why are you doing this? i am too old to relitigate the things i thought had been settled in the 1960's and 1970's. [applause] i want us to worry about the 21st century and how to make the most of it. i believe that we are in an interesting and delicate paradoxical position. if we are clear about where we are and what we have...
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another issue relates to the consequences of obamacare. i could stand here and tell you that the republicans ward about most of these things until we hoards, higher costs, higher premiums, the tax hikes, the lost jobs, and the potential for millions to lose their plans. the president dismissed all of that and he got his legislative win. question is, what is he gone to help folks now [indiscernible] will he be honest about the consequences of obamacare? will he use tomorrow's speech to prepare them or will he simply ignored it and hope people simply do not notice? these are a the couple of the issues americans are worried about now. i hope the president addresses both of them tomorrow. it is pretty -- there is broad agreement that president obama spent most of his first term avoiding issues. i suggest he not do the same thing this time around. mr. president, i yield the floor. >> those comments took place earlier today on the senate floor, and a reminder that tomorrow the president delivers his state of the union address. c-span's coverage
another issue relates to the consequences of obamacare. i could stand here and tell you that the republicans ward about most of these things until we hoards, higher costs, higher premiums, the tax hikes, the lost jobs, and the potential for millions to lose their plans. the president dismissed all of that and he got his legislative win. question is, what is he gone to help folks now [indiscernible] will he be honest about the consequences of obamacare? will he use tomorrow's speech to prepare...
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to overturn obamacare -- to keep it in the electoral factory you have to vote against obama. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. one, a win is a win. it was in a time where the president was getting beaten up. >> it is just our turn in the barrel. >> something positive happening was good. second, our vote always coorl lated with the view of people's affordable care act. after the ruling, the affordable care act's favorability went up. there was a lifting of the ceiling there which was very real. >> june turned out to be a bigger fund-raising month than you guys expected. is that fair to say? >> yeah. >> i heard versions of this. did you change how you would do july? did it change the timing on a trip overseas? what did the june fund-raising boost free you up to do? >> one of the biggest challenging we had -- >> that was the first month you outraised obama. >> yeah. that was the first challenges we had and we had raised $87 million in $2,500 churnings. so a lot of the money we raised was victory money that we were using to grow the party and build out the infrastru
to overturn obamacare -- to keep it in the electoral factory you have to vote against obama. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. one, a win is a win. it was in a time where the president was getting beaten up. >> it is just our turn in the barrel. >> something positive happening was good. second, our vote always coorl lated with the view of people's affordable care act. after the ruling, the affordable care act's favorability went up. there was a lifting of the...
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my question is, in the private sector, obamacare from my understanding is caution employers to cut back part time , end benefits for employees. will raising the minimum wage to $9 put further strain on the private sector and hurt jobs? guest: that's a really good question. and for small employers, the affordable care act exempts those under 50 employees, and it also gives every american, including your colleagues, people that you work with, an opportunity to access a plan from the exchange that is being set up so that, for example, if you're a business and you find that you live in a region where maybe there's only one or two providers, maybe only one or two, it will offer you a broader range of plans to pick from that might be more affordable. the goal with the affordable care act is to open up insurance choice for you and for your colleagues and if one believes in the private market and competition in order to hold costs down, which i do, if you just don't get one organization controlling or two controlling the market in a region, then it holds the great potential to reduce costs, pro
my question is, in the private sector, obamacare from my understanding is caution employers to cut back part time , end benefits for employees. will raising the minimum wage to $9 put further strain on the private sector and hurt jobs? guest: that's a really good question. and for small employers, the affordable care act exempts those under 50 employees, and it also gives every american, including your colleagues, people that you work with, an opportunity to access a plan from the exchange that...
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reach an agreement because they want to blame cuts to medicare on republicans when the fact is that obamacare cuts $700 billion from medicare and it has been and it's starting to be and it's going to get much worse because of those cuts from obamacare. to ourselves here in the house over the last two years, we have cut our own budgets, senate hasn't, but we cut our own budgets in the house over a two-year period by 11%, 11.5%. this sequester is going to cut us another 11%. we will have cut nearly 23% of our own budgets. how do we do that? did we lay off all our staffs and have a big press conference and talk about how terrible it was going to be? no i know in my office -- no. i know in my office, we have what is called a hiring freeze. we lost somebody and we haven't replaced them. tom coburn first raised this point in a letter to the deputy director of management for the white house with all these gloom and doom about all the people that the president's going to have to fire because of the sequestration, because of a cut of about 2% of the budget, they are going to be firing all these people
reach an agreement because they want to blame cuts to medicare on republicans when the fact is that obamacare cuts $700 billion from medicare and it has been and it's starting to be and it's going to get much worse because of those cuts from obamacare. to ourselves here in the house over the last two years, we have cut our own budgets, senate hasn't, but we cut our own budgets in the house over a two-year period by 11%, 11.5%. this sequester is going to cut us another 11%. we will have cut...
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. >> there is a headline that says employers size up fines to avoid insuring staff under obamacare. they are calculating whether it is making more sense to pay the fine. that will shift a huge cost burden to the exchanges. are you worried about that? >> i am worried about the cost of health care. >> as we travel around the country and we talked to various business people, they are worried about the increased cost and they are shifting some people to of less than 35 hours, taking a lot of steps that they do not have to cover, people that they have been covering, particularly in retail. i have anecdotal information, so i cannot give you any economic data, but i can tell you i've seen a good bit of it as we have traveled around the country. >> people saying they are going to try to avoid obamacare by cutting back hours or by paying fines? >> correct. one of the consequences is people will be shifted to exchanges, and increased cost, and that is why we want to bring down health care and make recommendations for the cuts that we have in the health care program in order to slow the rate o
. >> there is a headline that says employers size up fines to avoid insuring staff under obamacare. they are calculating whether it is making more sense to pay the fine. that will shift a huge cost burden to the exchanges. are you worried about that? >> i am worried about the cost of health care. >> as we travel around the country and we talked to various business people, they are worried about the increased cost and they are shifting some people to of less than 35 hours,...
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. >> there is a headline that says "employers size up fines to avoid insuring staff under obamacare." they are calculating whether it is making more sense to pay the fine. that will shift a huge cost burden to the exchanges. are you worried about that? >> i am worried about the cost of health care. >> as we travel around the country and we talked to various business people, they are worried about the increased costs and they are shifting some people to less than 35 hours, taking a lot of steps that they do not have to cover, people that they have been covering, particularly in retail. i have anecdotal information, so i cannot give you any economic data, but i can tell you i've seen a good bit of it as we have traveled around the country. >> people saying they are going to try to avoid obamacare by cutting back hours or by paying fines? >> correct. one of the consequences is people will be shifted to exchanges, and increased cost, and that is why we want to bring down health care and make recommendations for the cuts that we have in the health care program in order to slow the rate of
. >> there is a headline that says "employers size up fines to avoid insuring staff under obamacare." they are calculating whether it is making more sense to pay the fine. that will shift a huge cost burden to the exchanges. are you worried about that? >> i am worried about the cost of health care. >> as we travel around the country and we talked to various business people, they are worried about the increased costs and they are shifting some people to less than 35...
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i'm thinking about the landmark affordable care act, obamacare. we did something very special, actually, in this compameber -- chamber when we passed obamacare, but the reality is that because of these looming cuts, these cuts that will take place just hours, hours from now, mr. speaker, they are going to jeopardize critical health care services, prevention initiatives, medical research to help women lead healthier lives. these sequestration cuts will affect millions of women. $4 million is going to be cut from the safe motherhood initiative. who knew that the congress doesn't like motherhood? so $4 million in cuts, mr. speaker, to the safe motherhood initiative. and what does that do? it helps prevent pregnancy related deaths. in this great nation, the leader of the free world, we still have pregnancy related deaths. and the way that we have chosen to deal with that is through the safe motherhood initiative. but beginning on march 1 these devastating cuts will have an impact on that program. in addition, five million fewer low-income families wil
i'm thinking about the landmark affordable care act, obamacare. we did something very special, actually, in this compameber -- chamber when we passed obamacare, but the reality is that because of these looming cuts, these cuts that will take place just hours, hours from now, mr. speaker, they are going to jeopardize critical health care services, prevention initiatives, medical research to help women lead healthier lives. these sequestration cuts will affect millions of women. $4 million is...
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obamacare unnecessarily raised the cost of our health care, even those with pre-existing conditions could get the coverage they need without a trillion dollar government program costing all of us more. and that's only the tip of the iceberg when we talk about health care reform. many families like mine are dealing with the challenges presented by aging and very sick parents. they rely on medicare for relief. in 1965, the federal government created medicare and modeled it after the standard blue cross/blue shield plan at the time. in the past 50 years, both health care and health insurance have changed dramatically. but the government and medicare have just not kept pace. medicaid isn't doing any better. under the medicaid system, the rules are set in washington, but much of the bills are being paid in our state capitals. collectively, states are spending more on medicaid than they do on k through 12 education. and states don't have the flexibility to innovate to lower costs and provide better care. as a result, in many cases, patients have been swallowed up by the system and become an aft
obamacare unnecessarily raised the cost of our health care, even those with pre-existing conditions could get the coverage they need without a trillion dollar government program costing all of us more. and that's only the tip of the iceberg when we talk about health care reform. many families like mine are dealing with the challenges presented by aging and very sick parents. they rely on medicare for relief. in 1965, the federal government created medicare and modeled it after the standard blue...
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host: -- guest: in 2013, the subsidy program for obamacare will kick in. overall, the affordable care act was scored as a marginal debt to reduce it. that does not mean it is free. over the next 10 years, that is an $850 trillion entitlements. host: one of our viewers sense tom coburn has come out -- says tom coburn has come out with billions of dollars in cuts. why are they not discussing his cuts? caller: washington never wants to admit its mistakes. in europe, they have tons of nuclear weapons, but we cannot get rid of our nuclear weapons. five years, six years, no one checks this anymore. we invade countries, we do whatever we want and we do not care. half -- host: do you want to address that? guest: yes. congress has passed the buck and pass the blame and assign blame rather than doing anything. you saw the president coming out on tuesday speaking with first responders about how bad the cuts will be. you did not hear much about negotiations. he had just returned from a president's daybreak. on thursday, the white house announced he called house speake
host: -- guest: in 2013, the subsidy program for obamacare will kick in. overall, the affordable care act was scored as a marginal debt to reduce it. that does not mean it is free. over the next 10 years, that is an $850 trillion entitlements. host: one of our viewers sense tom coburn has come out -- says tom coburn has come out with billions of dollars in cuts. why are they not discussing his cuts? caller: washington never wants to admit its mistakes. in europe, they have tons of nuclear...
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obamacare was supposed to help middle class americans afford health care but now some are losing their health care insurance they were happen -- were happy with. they are being forced to lay people off and switch from full time employees to part-time workers. does this mean there is no room for government? of course not. it plays a crucial part in enforcing rules and providing some security against the risks of modern life. but governments role is widely limit bid the constitution. -- limited by the constitution. there are valid reasons to be concerned about the plan to grow the government. any time anyone opposes the president's agenda he and his alleys attack their motives. no matter how many laws we pass our government can't control the weather, he accuses us of wanting dirty water and dirty air. when we suggest to strengthen our safety net programs he accuses of wanting us to leave the elderly to defend themselves. he even criticized us to race taxes to delay military cut, cuts that were his idea in the first place. his favorite attack of all, those who don't agree with him only ca
obamacare was supposed to help middle class americans afford health care but now some are losing their health care insurance they were happen -- were happy with. they are being forced to lay people off and switch from full time employees to part-time workers. does this mean there is no room for government? of course not. it plays a crucial part in enforcing rules and providing some security against the risks of modern life. but governments role is widely limit bid the constitution. -- limited...
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you know, i'm not a supporter of obamacare. we rejected the federal government telling us to run the state - run exchange. they didn't give us the flexibility that would have been best for our state. mary and i sat down, we weren't going to go for that. didn't make sense for us. we - - i don't believe in the individual mandate. i don't like a lot of the programs that are going to drive insurance rates up. but in this case, extending medicaid benefits will help us on many levels, including the positive impact this decision can have on the mentally ill, and the addicted. some of them live under bridges, some of them live on streets, some of them are in our jails tonight. one of the sheriffs that i was with the other day told a story of a man whose life had gone really pretty perfectly. he got sick, started living in the woods. he's now in the jail. he wraps scriptures around his fingers to ward off evil. the sheriff told me, he doesn't belong in our jails. it's a chance to rebuild the safety net that we've all wanted to since we
you know, i'm not a supporter of obamacare. we rejected the federal government telling us to run the state - run exchange. they didn't give us the flexibility that would have been best for our state. mary and i sat down, we weren't going to go for that. didn't make sense for us. we - - i don't believe in the individual mandate. i don't like a lot of the programs that are going to drive insurance rates up. but in this case, extending medicaid benefits will help us on many levels, including the...
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in knowing all this, will this increase in spending -- well, first of all, the affordable act or obamacare adds another trillion dollars in new health care entitlement spending, so here we go again -- more health care entitlement spending -- but will this increase in spending with the medicaid expansions and the new exchange subsidies, reduce health-care costs growth as we look at the growth down the road? >> congresswoman, the affordable care act, as you know, had a number of different pieces with different sorts of effects. the expansion of insurance coverage we now estimate will cost $1.30 trillion over the 2013 through 20203 period -- 2023 period. >> let me interrupt you to make sure i understand -- this is 14 $3 trillion more than what was anticipated in previous out of the program? is that correct? >> no, congresswoman, i'm saying the cost of the expansion relative to a world that did not have that expansion. we've made many changes to our projection of the cost of the affordable care act of expansion, but they have netted out very little changed on balance for any given period of ye
in knowing all this, will this increase in spending -- well, first of all, the affordable act or obamacare adds another trillion dollars in new health care entitlement spending, so here we go again -- more health care entitlement spending -- but will this increase in spending with the medicaid expansions and the new exchange subsidies, reduce health-care costs growth as we look at the growth down the road? >> congresswoman, the affordable care act, as you know, had a number of different...
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we have seen some of the slowest growth in health-care costs after he passed obamacare, which i voted for. there are other things we can do. we should introduce competitive bidding for the stretch and drugs benefits. we to remove the cap on social security. social security, when you add up the money that it gets in, it is noncontributing to the deficit. all of this discussion about how we have to cut social security -- i do not know if that is what we should focus on. let us cut loopholes. host: on gun control, the president said the proposals deserve a vote. as chief deputy, you helped get the vote. are there on the democrats to vote for an assault weapons ban? or universal background checks? guest: you need to try it. as hard as life has been for many of the victims that were in the gallery last night, and i am thankful that the president mentioned them. how can we not try? on the assault weapons ban, it will be a heavier lift. our muscles are big enough to do it. it should be easy to ban these high-capacity magazines and have universal ground checks. we should be able to do that. t
we have seen some of the slowest growth in health-care costs after he passed obamacare, which i voted for. there are other things we can do. we should introduce competitive bidding for the stretch and drugs benefits. we to remove the cap on social security. social security, when you add up the money that it gets in, it is noncontributing to the deficit. all of this discussion about how we have to cut social security -- i do not know if that is what we should focus on. let us cut loopholes....
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caller: obamacare is killing me. now have to pay a comet -- a copayment and everything. second of all, his job creation, they are union jobs. they are not helping my children or my grandchildren. they're not union. third of all, gun control -- they want to take away guns from all of us. in my state, our democratic governor -- now is the time to do with the death penalty. it will hurt you we put a needle in you. all of his stimulus money, we lost. his solar power -- the only thing obama does is campaign. that is what he is doing now. mr. mcmahon, you keep saying that republicans are doing nothing. obama was elected by the millionaires and billionaires because the middle class cannot afford the $100,000 donors. get it right. the democrats have control. they think obama -- they treat him like a king. he can do no wrong. host: go ahead, steve mcmahon. guest:, for calling and, for watching c-span. i have a slightly different view -- thank you for calling and thank you for watching c-span. i have a slightly different view. you should not be paying higher copays. if you have a
caller: obamacare is killing me. now have to pay a comet -- a copayment and everything. second of all, his job creation, they are union jobs. they are not helping my children or my grandchildren. they're not union. third of all, gun control -- they want to take away guns from all of us. in my state, our democratic governor -- now is the time to do with the death penalty. it will hurt you we put a needle in you. all of his stimulus money, we lost. his solar power -- the only thing obama does is...
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over, he knows that as well as i do, there's also millions of americans now who are impacted by the obamacare tax that's gone into effect. so there are a lot of things that are going on. people in the private sector, the gentleman agrees, are suffering as well. so i just want to say i understand the gentleman. i think long-term he and i both are interested in trying to get us on to a plan to balance this budget so we can see growth returning to the economy again and everyone could see a day of higher wages and a future of better compensation. that's the goal i think all of us are driving towards. i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding back. of course that's what we all agree on. but frankly that rhetoric does not substitute for action. automatic budget cuts known as the sequester, as you know, would cut u.s. growth in half in 2013 if allowed to go into effect. c.b.o. said that what we have already done has harmed the economy. it is time for us to get on and deal with real solutions, not message bills as we did this week and we did two weeks ago. that's all we have done. w
over, he knows that as well as i do, there's also millions of americans now who are impacted by the obamacare tax that's gone into effect. so there are a lot of things that are going on. people in the private sector, the gentleman agrees, are suffering as well. so i just want to say i understand the gentleman. i think long-term he and i both are interested in trying to get us on to a plan to balance this budget so we can see growth returning to the economy again and everyone could see a day of...
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. $1.20 trillion in tax increases for obamacare. $600 billion in tax increases to avoid the fiscal cliff. and now you want to raise taxes yet again. how about the idea of trying to find some spending cuts that do not support the military when -- that do not destroy the military when you have $460 billion to choose from over the next decade. no more backroom deals. but the president's proposal on the senate floor and see how many senate democrats to -- feel comfortable raising taxes yet again. and to my republican colleagues. after this hearing, if you feel comfortable with cutting the government this way, then you have lost your way as much as the president. what happened to the party of ronald reagan who said the number one goal of the federal government and the federal government's responsibility above all others is to fund the department of defense? what happened to that party? well, i intend to get the party back. i intend to fight for the party of ronald reagan. and we will explain to republicans and democrats what happens. if you let sequestration go into effect. and we will challe
. $1.20 trillion in tax increases for obamacare. $600 billion in tax increases to avoid the fiscal cliff. and now you want to raise taxes yet again. how about the idea of trying to find some spending cuts that do not support the military when -- that do not destroy the military when you have $460 billion to choose from over the next decade. no more backroom deals. but the president's proposal on the senate floor and see how many senate democrats to -- feel comfortable raising taxes yet again....
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to overturn obamacare -- to keep it in the electoral factory you have to vote against obama. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. one, a win is a win. it was in a time where the president was getting beaten up. >> it is just our turn in the barrel. >> something positive happening was good. second, our vote always coorl lated with the view of people's affordable care act. after the ruling, the affordable care act's favorability went up. there was a lifting of the ceiling there which was very real. >> june turned out to be a bigger fund-raising month than you guys expected. is that fair to say? >> yeah. >> i heard versions of this. did you change how you would do july? did it change the timing on a trip overseas? what did the june fund-raising boost free you up to do? >> one of the biggest challenging we had -- >> that was the first month you outraised obama. >> yeah. that was the first challenges we had and we had raised $87 million in $2,500 churnings. so a lot of the money we raised was victory money that we were using to grow the party and build out the infrastru
to overturn obamacare -- to keep it in the electoral factory you have to vote against obama. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. one, a win is a win. it was in a time where the president was getting beaten up. >> it is just our turn in the barrel. >> something positive happening was good. second, our vote always coorl lated with the view of people's affordable care act. after the ruling, the affordable care act's favorability went up. there was a lifting of the...
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one could point to obamacare, for example, as a push, or an added push for the medical sector. but frankly, those jobs look like they will continue to grow and have been growing. and there are many in the private sector that have nothing to do with government, construction jobs for example. host: and some of these construction jobs are on the fastest growing list. that includes burk amazins, block amazins, stonemasons, also, a carpenter helper and plummer helper. and we see others, including brick mason and block mason. what is the likelihood of a career in those fields in terms of a living wage? guest: in terms of a living wage, it gets tougher. many of these construction jobs in particular are coming from the rebound that we had. the construction industry took such a hit during the great recession that it is just trying to recover to normal levels. even though these are fast growing numbers, they will still not be back to what they were before. and as far as a living wage, well, especially some of the lower end jobs where you are helping, you are starting out at a pretty low
one could point to obamacare, for example, as a push, or an added push for the medical sector. but frankly, those jobs look like they will continue to grow and have been growing. and there are many in the private sector that have nothing to do with government, construction jobs for example. host: and some of these construction jobs are on the fastest growing list. that includes burk amazins, block amazins, stonemasons, also, a carpenter helper and plummer helper. and we see others, including...
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obamacare and the stimulus package. republicans had come off the 2010 midterm election and had an epic victory and were thought to be enthusiastic. it's not just that mitt romney lost but then he lost by a substantial margin. republicans lost two senate seats when a lot of people thought they could regain control of the senate. they lost eight house seats. it was a very bad election and a warning sign for the republican party. since then, republicans have been wandering around and try to get their feet under them. there's a realization the partisan trouble and people are not quite sure what needs to be done about it. that is good in a sense that i think now is left 1000 flowers bloom. a lot of people need to offer some alternatives about what needs to be done. host: what is your chief concern? guest: right now the republican party is on a losing track, partly because of demographics. in the last 20 years, from 1992 through 2012, republicans lost 4/6 elections and the popular vote. they have been defeated sadly in many o
obamacare and the stimulus package. republicans had come off the 2010 midterm election and had an epic victory and were thought to be enthusiastic. it's not just that mitt romney lost but then he lost by a substantial margin. republicans lost two senate seats when a lot of people thought they could regain control of the senate. they lost eight house seats. it was a very bad election and a warning sign for the republican party. since then, republicans have been wandering around and try to get...
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have been that it would have taken a lot of energy out of the republicans' base, because to overturn obamacare would be moot, because it was overturned, and they would keep it in the electoral factory. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. a win is a win. it was a time when the president was getting beaten up. >> i was going to say -- >> it is our turn in the beryl. >> and our vote always correlated with people's view of the affordable care act. after that ruling, the favorability ran up. there was a lifting of a ceiling that was very real. >> july is very different if the supreme court overturns. >> oh, yes. >> june turned out to be a bigger fundraising month then you expected, is that fair to say? >> yes. >> did it change how you were going to do july? it changed the timing on the vice-president? what did you not free you up to do? >> one of the first george's we had -- >> it was the first time you out raised obama, correct? >> yes. >> we raised $87 million in $2,500 chunks. so, a lot of the money we raise was victory money that we were using to go to the party and build up the inf
have been that it would have taken a lot of energy out of the republicans' base, because to overturn obamacare would be moot, because it was overturned, and they would keep it in the electoral factory. i think i was wrong. >> i would say two things. a win is a win. it was a time when the president was getting beaten up. >> i was going to say -- >> it is our turn in the beryl. >> and our vote always correlated with people's view of the affordable care act. after that...
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waiting lists to come to the united states, we have to provide additional pay because we looked at obamacare and found that it provides benefits to anyone who is lawfully present in the united states. even without permanent resident status this is going to be a major issue we will have to deal with as we look at immigration reform because individuals will qualify for benefits for as many as 10 million people. i yield back to the gentleman from tx. >> thank you for being here. the issue of immigration to me covers many questions. not just one or two. there are multifaceted questions to be answered. across the board and i want to focus on a couple of those in the next few minutes. we had the issue of skilled warrior -- skilled workers. that is one of the issues we have. specifically because of my location in the houston area we also have the fact that the system to me is broken. it allows for abuse and i'm not talking about people who are coming here to better themselves. i am talking about the criminals who come in the united states. the drug cartels and their operation. and how they now have
waiting lists to come to the united states, we have to provide additional pay because we looked at obamacare and found that it provides benefits to anyone who is lawfully present in the united states. even without permanent resident status this is going to be a major issue we will have to deal with as we look at immigration reform because individuals will qualify for benefits for as many as 10 million people. i yield back to the gentleman from tx. >> thank you for being here. the issue of...
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then there are the taxes already coming in to pay for obamacare. columnist mark tab scott wrote yesterday, quote, the sequestration scares are the ultimate example of washington wink-wink. politicos from both parties aren't of imminent disaster if the federal budget is, quote, cut even though they know government spending will be higher in 2013 even if the sequestration, quote, cuts are implemented. put another way, the sequestration scares are lies, he wrote, pure and simple, not just distortions or misstatements, but lies and every professional politician in town, democrat, republican, libertarian, socialist, independent knows it, unquote. . our national debt is at a mind-boggling $16 trillion and it will go over $25 trillion in the next 10 years under optimistic scenarios. our interest on the national debt, just the interest was going to go from $224 billion this year -- this fiscal year to an astounding $857 billion in 10 years. if we allow that to happen, mr. speaker, we will then not be able to pay for anything other than social security, med
then there are the taxes already coming in to pay for obamacare. columnist mark tab scott wrote yesterday, quote, the sequestration scares are the ultimate example of washington wink-wink. politicos from both parties aren't of imminent disaster if the federal budget is, quote, cut even though they know government spending will be higher in 2013 even if the sequestration, quote, cuts are implemented. put another way, the sequestration scares are lies, he wrote, pure and simple, not just...
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the catholic bishops have declared that the obamacare mandate on contraceptions, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs is unjust and illegal and a violation of religious liberty that they will not obey. do you agree with the bishops that the mandate is a violation of liberty under the first amendment and if so, will you also not comply with it? >> i do agree with the bishops. it is inherent in the signing of our liberty and utah has its own history of persecution and people trying to deny their religious liberty, it is something we are concerned about in utah and people ought not to use taxpayers' money in to something that is repugnant thing to do so we support the position of the bishop. >> very quickly. i want to thank you for the leadership you have shown. it takes incredible political courage to do what you are doing and to step back. you are good at bringing down the family perspective of what reform means at the state and federal level. there are states watching everything you do and that's a good thing and also a lot of pressure. h.h.s. has a big incentive to spin their conversations wit
the catholic bishops have declared that the obamacare mandate on contraceptions, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs is unjust and illegal and a violation of religious liberty that they will not obey. do you agree with the bishops that the mandate is a violation of liberty under the first amendment and if so, will you also not comply with it? >> i do agree with the bishops. it is inherent in the signing of our liberty and utah has its own history of persecution and people trying to...
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. >> it is still obamacare, because the exchanges were created by -- >> they are there. i would much rather have people in an area that moves toward the marketplace. here is the interesting add-on to that. there are 82,000 people who are not currently covered who are living in poverty today that i do cover. who were camped off by my predecessor. i have made medicaid program -- the system covers what it is supposed to. people living in poverty. every single person in my state will be covered under medicaid. those living above poverty will be put on a path for market exchanges to move themselves. why that is unique, i did this with food stamps and unemployment compensation, i firmly believe we need to move from a dependency and lifetime government dependence to independence. true independence, if you will. i think that is better off for people long-term. >> your neighbor across the lake, governor snyder in michigan, recently put in place a law, a right to work bill. landmark news in the state. your state, home of a long progressive tradition -- [indiscernible] >> week esse
. >> it is still obamacare, because the exchanges were created by -- >> they are there. i would much rather have people in an area that moves toward the marketplace. here is the interesting add-on to that. there are 82,000 people who are not currently covered who are living in poverty today that i do cover. who were camped off by my predecessor. i have made medicaid program -- the system covers what it is supposed to. people living in poverty. every single person in my state will be...
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. $1.20 trillion in tax increases for obamacare. $600 billion in tax increases to avoid the fiscal cliff. and now you want to raise taxes yet again. how about the idea of trying to find some spending cuts that do not support the military when you have $460 billion to choose from over the next decade. no more backroom deals. but the president's proposal on the senate floor and see how many senate democrats to comfortable raising taxes yet again. and to my republican colleagues. after this hearing, if you feel comfortable with cutting the government this way, then you have lost your way as much as the president. what happened to the party of ronald reagan who said the number one goal of the federal government and the federal government's responsibility above all others is to fund the department of defense? what happened to that party? i intend to get the party back. i intend to fight for the party of ronald reagan. and we will explain to republicans and democrats what happens. and we will challenge our republican and democratic colleagues not to raise taxes every time we have a problem bec
. $1.20 trillion in tax increases for obamacare. $600 billion in tax increases to avoid the fiscal cliff. and now you want to raise taxes yet again. how about the idea of trying to find some spending cuts that do not support the military when you have $460 billion to choose from over the next decade. no more backroom deals. but the president's proposal on the senate floor and see how many senate democrats to comfortable raising taxes yet again. and to my republican colleagues. after this...
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waiting lists to come to the united states, we have to provide additional pay because we looked at obamacare and found that it provides benefits to anyone who is lawfully present in the united states. even without permanent resident status this is going to be a major issue we will have to deal with as we look at immigration reform because individuals will qualify for benefits for as many as 10 million people. i yield back to the gentleman from tx. >> thank you for being here. the issue of immigration to me covers many questions. not just one or two. there are multifaceted questions to be answered. across the board and i want to focus on a couple of those in the next few minutes. we had the issue of skilled warrior -- skilled workers. that is one of the issues we have. specifically because of my location in the houston area we also have the fact that the system to me is broken. notllows for abuse and i'm talking about people who are coming here to better themselves. i am talking about the criminals who come in the united states. the drug cartels and their operation. and how they now have beco
waiting lists to come to the united states, we have to provide additional pay because we looked at obamacare and found that it provides benefits to anyone who is lawfully present in the united states. even without permanent resident status this is going to be a major issue we will have to deal with as we look at immigration reform because individuals will qualify for benefits for as many as 10 million people. i yield back to the gentleman from tx. >> thank you for being here. the issue of...